BeagleBoard/GSoC/PRUs to offload processing of raw data
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PRUs to offload processing of raw data
The idea is to be able to access on-board peripherals like the McSPI, McASP etc from the PRUs and to be able to use fetch data directly from these peripherals. This will allow to offload processing of the Raw data onto the PRUs. The project will basically involve developing C libraries for the PRUs to connect to these peripherals, developing DT overlays for the peripherals to be used and developing Drivers to reserver the device on behalf of the PRUs.
Student: Rishabh Sheth
Mentors: Zubeen Tolani
Code: https://github.com/rishabh00
Wiki: http://elinux.org/BeagleBoard/GSoC/PRUs_to_offload_processing_of_raw_data
Status
This project is currently just a proposal.
Proposal
I cross-complied "Hello world" application and generated a pull request as per requirement. Apart from this to prove my ability I made programs on DToverlay for LED on off using switch, simple Loadable Kernel Module (LKM) and LED blinking using PRU. I have successfully tested code on BeagleBone Black. Currently I am learning more advance concept which can help me in this project.
About you
IRC: rishabh_bb
Github: rishabh00
School: Dharamsinh Desai University
Country: India
Primary language: Hindi, English
Typical work hours : 9AM-6PM IST
Previous GSoC participation: I am participating first time in GSoC. I am hobbyist and love to play with embedded systems. Normally I used AVR microcontroller for my projects but as project grows I need more powerfully platform and I that's how I found beagle-bone. I used BBB as server in my current semester project of Generic ZigBee stack simulation. I am vary impressed with capabilities & performance of this board . It will be honer for me to contribute in such great community. GSoC project will not only help me to improve my knowledge but this is a kind of project which will definitely help community and add more capability in BeagleBone .
About your project
Project name: PRUs to offload processing of raw data from on-board Peripherals
Description
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